The Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department has decided to not hold the 2021 Bridgewater Country Fair.  

Officials say safety of members, volunteers and the community is the number one priority.  As the last self-sustaining department in the State, the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department is losing out for the second year on the fundraiser that generates 90-percent of their budget.  The firefighters don't take tax dollars to operate apparatus, pay for training, maintain property and recruit new members.  

The financial output of starting up the fair is a massive dollar amount.  They have decided this year to concentrate on the immediate needs of the department that they can control.   They hope to hold fundraising events this summer that will reflect the spirit of the fair so that those who love it can still get a piece of that tradition.